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ROBERT M. M0 RRIELL, O F PLYM() UTH, IND-IANA. Letters PatentiVm-68,526, dated September S, 1867.

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Be it known that I, ROBERT M. MORRIELI., of Plymouth, in the county ofMarshall,- and Stateof Indiana, have invented a new and improvedClotlles-Drier; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilledin the art to make Vand use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a vertical section of my improved clothes-drier. i i

Figure-2 is a top view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved clothes-drier, soconstructed and arranged as to have a very large amount of dryingsurface in a comparatively small space, and which, when not in use, maybe folded into a very small compass; and it consists in the constructionof the pivoted wings, and in their com bination with the base and cap towhich they are pivoted, as hereinafter more fully described A is thebase of the drier, which rests upon'feet B, extended, so as to furnish afirm foundation for thedrier. C is the cap, which is connected to thebase A by the standard D, to which they are secured by keys E passingthrough the said standard below the base A and above the cap C, or inany other secure and detachable manner. F are the wings, the inner postsf of which are pivoted at their lower and upper ends to the base A andcap C, as shown in tig. 1. The -posts fl arefsletted or groovedlongitudinally `to receive the bars f2, the inner ends of which'enterthe slots in the posts f1, and are pivoted to said posts, as shown iniig. 1. The outer ends of the bars f2, et'. each wing F, are connectedby and are pivoted to thev posts f3, which are slotted or grooved toreceive them, as shown in iig. 1. The lower ends of the posts f3 areextended downward, so that when the bars f2 are in a horizontal positionthe ends ot' the said posts 'f3 may rest upon thefloor. The edge of thecap C is notched just above each wing, so that the drier may be foldedtogether into a very Small compass, by raising the outer posts f of thewings F. By this construction each wing maybe moved about its pivotingpoint, as convenience may require. The capacity of the drier may beincreased to any desired extent by increasing the number of wings. Ifdesired the base A and cap C may be permanently attached to the wall oftlieroom, the wings being` pivoted between them in the manner hereindescribed; the shape of the said base and cap-being made to correspondwith the position in which they are placed.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The postsfvofthewings F, pivoted to the cap C and base A, and slotted to receive theends of the barsfz, as herein set forth, whereby the wings F areoperated independently of each other, as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination and arrangement ofthe pivoted and slotted posts f1.removable cap C, removable baso A, and standard D, as her-ein described,for the purpose specified..

ROBERT M. MORRIELL.

Witnesses lA. LA REEVES, H. B. Rnevns.

